SIG-School Effectiveness and School Improvement

John C. Fischetti, The University of Newcastle

Never Forget Where You Come From? On the Long-Term Persistence of Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effects - Michael Becker, German Institute for International Educational Research; Marko Neumann, German Institute for International Educational Research

Is There a Link Between Classmates With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Other Students' Absences? - Michael A. Gottfried, University of California - Santa Barbara; Anna J. Egalite, North Carolina State University; Jacob Kirksey, University of California - Santa Barbara

The Role of Institutional Elements in Organizing for School Success - Maria Katarina Jarl, University of Gothenburg; Ulf Blossing, University of Gothenburg; Klas Andersson, University of Gothenburg

Relationships Between School Climate and Indicators of School Effectiveness: A Multilevel Investigation - Mihaela Ene, University of South Carolina; Elizabeth Leighton, University of South Carolina; Zhaoxia Guo, University of South Carolina - Columbia; Christine DiStefano, University of South Carolina; Diane M. Monrad, University of South Carolina

The Impact of National Educational Policies on Student Achievement: Secondary Analyses of International Studies - Maria P. Georgiou, University of Cyprus; Leonidas Kyriakides, University of Cyprus; Bert Creemers, University of Groningen; Anastasia Panayiotou, University of Cyprus

Elizabeth Leisy Stosich, Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education